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It wasn't taken from Syria. Syria lost it. That's the way it goes in love and war.
Another old saying is those who live by the sword will die by the sword. Land captured in war can just as easily be lost in war. Whatever happens it's not America's fight.
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If the holy sites fall into Muslim control, they will be off limits to non Muslims. That will cause a holy war and possibly even WWIII. There are hundreds of millions of religious non Muslims that would not take too kindly to that happening. At least if Jerusalem is in the hands of the Israelis, those sites will be shared with all. That's what this is all about, the control of Jerusalem and Islam will stop at nothing to get their hands on it.
A year or two ago 60 Minutes did a segment on a Palestininian doctor who was born in Jerusalem and practiced there for many years. He moved to a suburb and was subsequently not allowed to return to practice in the city. I've looked and never found anything debunking that story. I'd like to know a little more about how things like that happen.
Land is "owned" by whatever group occupies and can exercise property rights.
So why should the Israelis give up any of land that they currently occupy and got control of either from the UN in 1947/8 or from wars that were forced upon them by their neighbors?
Another old saying is those who live by the sword will die by the sword. Land captured in war can just as easily be lost in war. Whatever happens it's not America's fight.
Then why is Obama choosing sides? Why embolden the terrorists? Obama could have said nothing at all, keeping the US out of it. But no, he boxed them in as Neville Chamberlain did to Czechoslovakia in 1938.
Is our fight Libya?
When Israel is attacked and fires in self defense are you going to condone Obama sending drones in to finish off Israel? Perhaps he'll go to NATO for air raids over Jeruselem as he is in Tripoli?
Why would they give uyp something that cost alot their soldiers lifes last time when it could be different next time if it happens.Can defend and is eaiser less costly to defend are two differnet things.Would we be as unpreapred to defend hawaii even tho we won the war like in WWII. Of course not.
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Then why is Obama choosing sides? Why embolden the terrorists? Obama could have said nothing at all, keeping the US out of it. But no, he boxed them in as Neville Chamberlain did to Czechoslovakia in 1938.
You'd have to ask him. I believe our best move would be to leave the area and let the countries involved sort it out. I've been hoping for years to have a candidate for POTUS who runs on a platform of America no longer playing world cop. I'm still hoping.
I have no problem giving the Palestinians all of Jerusalem.
But it'll never happen completely, just a divided city, which has never worked in the history of the world.
Israel has a Teleaviv and a country, they should be happy with that.
The original argument wasn't about Israel, it was indefensible positions, such as Golan Heights. Give up Jerusalem, people can still go visit it.
The Israeli Government will never agree to give up Jerusalem which is the City of David according to the Bible and the capital of Israel. Tel Aviv doesn't quite measure up to this.
The Israeli Government will never agree to give up Jerusalem which is the City of David according to the Bible and the capital of Israel. Tel Aviv doesn't quite measure up to this.
That's funny.
Just another reason why religions suck. They only fool people and cause some of the worst problems in human history.
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